A "CLEAN" Brexit will allow the UK to “take back control” of its waters and regenerate deprived coastal regions, Brexiteer tycoon Richard Tice has argued as he accused Theresa May of "sell fishing down the river once again" with her Brexit plan.

Speaking from one of the UK’s largest ports in Hartlepool, the Leave Means Leave campaign founder explained: “If we leave with a proper, clean Brexit, then we can regain control of our fishing waters which will bring about huge benefits for the fishing community around the whole country. And that’s really important because they were completely deprived under the original fishing arrangement with the EU. This is a chance to get back control of our waters and that would be really good and help regenerate coastal communities.

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“What I’m desperately concerned about is that, under this withdrawal agreement, the terrible way that the Government have been negotiating this is that they will actually sell fishing down the river once again.

“They cannot be trusted unless we leave with a proper, clean Brexit.”

Meanhile, a "short" delay towill be possible provided Parliament votes for Theresa May's deal, European Council president Donald Tusk has said.

Mr Tusk said he had spoken to the Prime Minister after receiving her formal request for an extension of the Article 50 withdrawal process to the end of June.

The Prime Minister made the request in a letter to Mr Tusk exactly 1,000 days after the 2016 referendum which delivered a 52%-48% majority to quit the EU.

The former Polish prime minister told a press conference in Brussels: "In the light of the consultations that I have conducted over the past days, I believe that a short extension would be possible.

"But it would be conditional on a positive vote on the Withdrawal Agreement in the House of Commons.

"The question remains open as to the duration of such an extension."

Mr Tusk added: "Although Brexit fatigue is increasingly visible and justified, we cannot give up seeking until the very last moment a positive solution - of course, without opening up the Withdrawal Agreement.

"We have reacted with patience and goodwill to numerous turns of events and I am confident that also now we will not lack the same patience and goodwill at this most critical point in this process."